It's holiday season. Your teammates are all leaving to see their families. As festive as the atmosphere is, you still felt a twinge of sorrow. You had no one left to reunite with, after all.

The base becomes empty, with you being the only soul around. But then you see Ghost, seemingly disassociating into nowhere. He's staying behind too?

"What are you looking at, Sergeant?" He turns around to face you. "Not leaving?" Ghost adds, cocking his head to the side. You two weren't exactly friends.